Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 3/4/15, Jack in the Box, Inc. (NASD: JACK), Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT), and Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Jack in the Box, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.20 on 3/19/15, Brinker International, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.28 on 3/26/15, and Zimmer Holdings, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.22 on 4/24/15.
As a percentage of JACK's recent stock price of $98.12, this dividend works out to approximately 0.20%, so look for shares of Jack in the Box, Inc. to trade 0.20% lower — all else being equal — when JACK shares open for trading on 3/4/15. Similarly, investors should look for EAT to open 0.46% lower in price and for ZMH to open 0.18% lower, all else being equal.
Below are dividend history charts for JACK, EAT, and ZMH, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.
Jack in the Box, Inc. (NASD: JACK):
In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 0.82% for Jack in the Box, Inc., 1.86% for Brinker International, Inc., and 0.73% for Zimmer Holdings, Inc..
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In Monday trading, Jack in the Box, Inc. shares are currently up about 1.5%, Brinker International, Inc. shares are up about 1.5%, and Zimmer Holdings, Inc. shares are up about 0.5% on the day.
